Approximately 3.3 million American adults ages 18 to 54, or about 2.3 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have OCD.
1 in every 50 adults in the United States has OCD. 2 in every 50 adults have had incidents of OCD sometime in their life.
The first signs of Obsessive-Compulsive behavior often begin during childhood or adolescence.
OCD is equally common in males and females.
OCD is sometimes accompanied by depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, or other anxiety disorders
People with OCD often go several years without treatment.
People see an average of 3 to 4 doctors many factors of quality of life, including level of education, employment status, and financialbefore receiving a correct diagnosis.
OCD has a detrimental impact on independence. No OCD medications have been shown to improve quality of life.
The total costs of OCD (direct plus indirect costs) were estimated to be $8.4 billion in 1990, which is 5.7% of the estimated $147.8 billion cost of all mental illnesses. No OCD medications have been shown to affect the cost burden of OCD.
- Approximately 3.3 million American adults ages 18 to 54, or about 2.3 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have OCD.
- 1 in every 50 adults in the United States has OCD. 2 in every 50 adults have had incidents of OCD sometime in their life.
- The first signs of Obsessive-Compulsive behavior often begin during childhood or adolescence.
- OCD is equally common in males and females.
- OCD is sometimes accompanied by depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, or other anxiety disorders
- People with OCD often go several years without treatment.
- People see an average of 3 to 4 doctors many factors of quality of life, including level of education, employment status, and financialbefore receiving a correct diagnosis.
- OCD has a detrimental impact on independence. No OCD medications have been shown to improve quality of life.
- The total costs of OCD (direct plus indirect costs) were estimated to be $8.4 billion in 1990, which is 5.7% of the estimated $147.8 billion cost of all mental illnesses. No OCD medications have been shown to affect the cost burden of OCD.
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